1980 United States Senate election in New York

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The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was the race in which Republican Alfonse D'Amato scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Jacob Javits (running on the Liberal line) and Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman.

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1980 United States Senate election in New York canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate election
campaignIssue New York City fiscal issues
age and health of incumbent Senator Jacob K. Javits
taxation and federal spending
candidate Alfonse D'Amato
Elizabeth Holtzman
Jacob K. Javits
linked to: Jacob Javits
candidateParty Alfonse D'Amato;Republican Party
Elizabeth Holtzman;Democratic Party
Jacob K. Javits;Liberal Party of New York
chamber United States Senate
country United States
defeatedCandidate Elizabeth Holtzman
Jacob K. Javits
linked to: Jacob Javits
electedSenator Alfonse D'Amato
electedSenatorTermEnd 1987-01-03
electedSenatorTermStart 1981-01-03
electionDate 1980-11-04
electionType general election
incumbentBallotLine Liberal Party of New York
incumbentBeforeElection Jacob K. Javits
linked to: Jacob Javits
incumbentCaucusBeforeElection Republican Party
incumbentLostPrimary true
incumbentLostPrimaryTo Alfonse D'Amato
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party
incumbentRanForReelection true
jurisdiction State of New York
linked to: New York State
locatedIn New York
nextElection 1986 United States Senate election in New York
notableFor three-way general election involving Republican, Democratic, and Liberal Party candidates
upset victory of Alfonse D'Amato over incumbent Jacob K. Javits
numberOfSeatsContested 1
officeContested United States Senator from New York
partOf 1980 United States Senate elections
1980 United States elections
previousElection 1974 United States Senate election in New York
primaryElection 1980 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in New York
1980 Liberal Party primary for U.S. Senate in New York
1980 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New York
result Republican hold
sameDayAs 1980 United States House of Representatives elections
1980 United States presidential election
seatClass Class 3 Senate seat from New York
turnoutContext held during a high-turnout presidential election year
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winner Alfonse D'Amato
winnerParty Republican Party

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Alfonse D'Amato election 1980 United States Senate election in New York
1986 United States Senate election in New York previousElection 1980 United States Senate election in New York